In recent years avocado exports grew sustainably due to the commercial opening of new markets, mainly in Asia, so having achieved their entry into Thailand, after eight years of negotiation, is expected will improve exports, according to the Association of Exporters (ADEX).
The Management of Agricultural exports of ADEX said the work done by the National Agrarian Health Service (Senasa) was essential to achieve the entry of this fruit to other countries, such as South Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Mexico, which is expected to take place this year.
One of the factors that impacted the good development of this fruit abroad was the increase in crops. Nearly 32,000 hectares were planted in 2018 and according to forecasts by 2021, there will be more than 40,000 hectares planted.
Another important factor is its promotion in business conferences and international fairs, such as the Expoalimentaria fair that will take be held from September 25 to the 27 at the Jockey Exhibition Center in Lima; and the World Food Moscow 2019 fair, to be held between September 24th and the 27th at the Crocus Expo IEC, Russia.
Export data
According to data from the ADEX Data Trade Commercial Intelligence System, between January and April of 2019 avocado exports amounted to US $141,870,000, i.e. 9% more than the $130,641,000 achieved in the same period of 2018.
It was the third most important agricultural export product with added value, accounting for 7.8% of the total of the sector.
The product arrived at a total of 25 destinations between January and April. The most important destination was the Netherlands, which accounted for 51.4% of all sales with purchases for US $ 72,945,000, and presented a 1.8% decline. It was followed by Spain (with 17.3%), the United Kingdom, China, the US, Russia, Hong Kong, Chile, and Germany.
According to ADEX, in that period, exports to the US and China exceeded US $ 5 million in that period and increased by 1,337.9% and 185.8%, respectively.
The leading exporting companies were Camet Trading SAC, Plantaciones del Sol SAC, ASR Trading SAC, Incavo SAC, Alcoaxarquia Peru SAC, Consorcio de Frutas Lambayeque SA, Asica Farms SAC, Agricola Cerro Prieto SA, Complejo Agroindustrial Beta SA, and Eurofresh Peru SAC, among others.